Tokyo, Japan /
The organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games deny that in February will hold talks on a possible cancellation of the event, which already in 2020 was postponed due to the pandemic of coronavirus.
This is “false information”. stated the director general of the organizing committee, Toshiro Muto, Referring to the speculations of the Japanese media.
According to these media, the International Olympic Committee (I’LL SEE) To discuss in February whether the Olympics will be held or not.
“When this kind of information comes to the surface some people may feel uneasy,” he stated Silence. “I mean that we don’t think about it that way and these articles are fake “, He added.
For his part, the chairman of the organizing committee, Yoshiro Mori, Quoted by the agency Kyodo, estimated that it is “absolutely impossible” to postpone the Games after heavy investments, Particularly in the human aspect, performed so far.
Japan will have to make a difficult decision in February
Mori said that Japan should determine, depending on the evolution of the pandemic, if it accepts foreign spectators at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. “We will have to make a difficult decision between February and March.”
In the other hand, Silence did not give importance to the poll published on Sunday which showed a drop in public support for the celebration of the Olimpic games.
Last week, Japan declare a state of emergency a Tal and its bordering regions due to the increase in cases of covid-19.